Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Harmony (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Harmony. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Harmony is located in Clay County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan & Vigo.
Below are the counties that are near Harmony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harmony:
- Clay County (The home county of Harmony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Knightsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Benwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Brazil
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Billville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Roadman Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Lena
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Bee Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Perth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Prairie City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Staunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Billtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Jasonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gilmour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Worthington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Calvertville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Coatesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stilesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Amo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Hadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Hazelwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Monroe County
- Stinesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Waveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Ladoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Eminence
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Lewisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Plano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Paragon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Atkinsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Patricksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Denmark
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Cuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Quincy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Coal City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Arney
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Gosport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Mansfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Bellmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- West Atherton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Billie Creek Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Numa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Nyesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Judson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Mecca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Armiesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Reelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Putnamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Limedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Greencastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Portland Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Belle Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Fillmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Blakesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Bainbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Russellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Groveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Roachdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Farmersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hymera
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Shelburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Summit Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Universal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Sandytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Alta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Blanford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Saint Bernice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Dana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Fontanet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Seelyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Grange Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Burnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Swalls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Glen Ayre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Sandcut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Riley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- North Terre Haute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Terre Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Spelterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Shepardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Farrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Weaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Huffmanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Elbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Vermilion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kidley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Clays Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Kentucky
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Nevins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harmony, see our County-by-County Page for Harmony.
Cemeteries Near Harmony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harmony.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Harmony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harmony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Pell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Redman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poplar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Restlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Restlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Brazil.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974928 <2>
- Pell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Girton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Stunkard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cottage Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summit Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lawn Cemetery
- The Summit Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hazeldale Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- Wetnight Cemetery
- Wool's Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87082 <2>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Harmony had a population of 1,020 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Harmony had a population of 639 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Knightsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Brazil
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Benwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Cardonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cardonia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardonia
- Hoosierville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosierville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosierville
- Asherville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Asherville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Lena
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Reelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Staunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Prairie City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Perth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Manhattan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manhattan is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Cloverland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harmony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harmony.
Newspapers Published in Harmony ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harmony, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harmony.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Harmony:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Clark County
- Edgar County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harmony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harmony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |